Light-emitting arrangement and light-emitting system

ABSTRACT

Described is an arrangement and system for precise angular and directional positioning of light-emitting diodes (LED). An LED component includes a base body with a light-emitting region, a first connector, and a second connector, where the connectors are electrically conductively connected to the light-emitting region. The base body includes at least two fixing regions and the connectors each include a bending portion and a contact area for surface mounting. Each of the bending portions is arranged between the base body and the contact area. A supporting frame includes a plinth region to align the supporting frame on a surface and includes an outwardly open recess, a support region to receive a component in the supporting frame and at least two fixing elements to fix the component above the support region. A base area of the plinth region and a base area of the support region enclose an acute angle.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No.15/591,781, filed May 10, 2017, which claims priority of German PatentApplication No. 10 2017 100 165.4 filed Jan. 5, 2017, the entiredisclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a light-emitting arrangement and alight-emitting system. In particular, the present invention relates toan arrangement for precise angular and directional positioning oflight-emitting diodes (LED) as well as a corresponding light-emittingsystem.

BACKGROUND

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are already used for a plurality ofapplications and, as a result, are increasingly replacing classiclighting and signaling devices. In particular, the high efficiency andthe long life of LEDs compared with other lamps are decisive advantagesfor the automotive industry. LEDs can thereby also be arranged in veryhigh density on curved surfaces, so that they can be used to producespatially extended flat light sources as curved shapes.

However, since LEDs in general only emit light at a narrow beam angle(aperture angle of emission), the angle of installation of eachindividual LED preferably has to be adapted to the local curvature ofthe surface in order to achieve a uniform beam direction of the LEDs. Inorder to illuminate individual angular ranges in a targeted fashion itcan, however, be necessary to vary the angle of installationindependently of the curvature of a surface.

Complex lighting solutions, in particular inside automotive lamps, arecurrently being produced by placing LEDs on flex boards (as the circuitcarrier) and the necessary 3D printed circuit board carriers (as thesupport element). Alternatively, LEDs are also welded to metal supportsor inserted and then soldered by means of through-hole technology (THT)or also “pin-in-hole technology” (PIH). As a result, the necessaryproduction expenses and the manufacturing costs of such systems areincreasing significantly.

LED-based lighting systems with a variable beam direction are known, forexample, from WO 2012/159744 A2 and DE 10 2011 110 580 A1.Angle-adjustable support elements for LEDs are, for example, disclosedin US 7,897,883 B2, DE 10 2013 113 009 A1, EP 2 938 170 A1 and US2013/0107497 A1. In these lighting systems the LEDs are electricallycontacted, in each case, by means of the support element, wherein thesupport element is configured to align a LED which is fastened thereonat a particular angle above a circuit carrier and, at the same time, tofacilitate electrical contacting between a circuit on the circuitcarrier and the LED. Thus, at least two electrical contact points(between the circuit and the support element, and between the supportelement and LED) are configured for each of the connectors, wherein thestandard requirements with respect to functionality, reliability anddurability are to be placed on each of these contact points. This alsoresults in an increase in the necessary production expenses and themanufacturing costs of such systems.

SUMMARY

It is therefore an object of the present invention to be able to adjustthe beam direction of the LEDs inside an LED-based lighting systemwithout costly constructive measures and avoiding complex assemblyprocesses. In particular, an appropriate construction method should becompatible with a standard surface mounted technology (SMT) assemblyprocess.

These objects are achieved according to the invention by means of thefeatures of claims 1, 5 and 8. Expedient embodiments of the inventionare contained in the respective subordinate claims.

An LED component according to the invention includes a base body havinga light-emitting region; a first connector; and a second connector,wherein the connectors are electrically conductively connected to thelight-emitting region; wherein the base body comprises at least twofixing regions, and the connectors each comprise a bending portion and acontact area configured for surface mounting, wherein the bendingportions are each arranged between the base body and the contact areas.

The light-emitting region can, in particular, be the surface of asurface-emitting LED or the edge of an edge-emitting LED. The base bodyis preferably configured as a housing or cladding of the light-emittingregion. One object of the base body is to protect the light-emittingregion from external environmental influences and interference. The basebody preferably makes it possible for the light emitted by thelight-emitting region to escape. To this end, the base body can, inparticular, comprise an opening or be transparent to the light emittedby the light-emitting region in the region of the light-emitting region.

In order to excite the light-emitting region electrically, an LEDcomponent according to the invention includes a first electricallyconductive connector and a second electrically conductive connector,wherein the connectors are electrically conductively connected to thelight-emitting region. The LED component can be excited by means of theconnectors in order to emit light. The connectors preferably have astrip-type external form. The connectors are particularly preferablyconfigured as strip-type wires.

The base body comprises at least two fixing regions, wherein a fixingregion is the term used to denote a spatial region configured in thesurface of the base body which, because of its structural characteristicfeatures, is configured to facilitate a mechanically stable fixing ofthe base body at a fixing location. A fixing region can, for example, bea through-hole in the base body for pin or bolt mounting, an elongatedgroove for bracket mounting or a solder joint for mounting by means ofsoldering.

The fixing region is particularly preferably configured in steps bymeans of recesses in the surface of the base body. In this case, “insteps” means that a fixing region can be configured in particular by twostepped planes inside the surface of the base body, wherein the firststepped plane is located at a first level along a vertical axis of thebase body and the second stepped plane is located at a second levelgreater than the first level along the vertical axis of the base body.

The connectors each have a bending portion and a contact area configuredfor surface mounting, wherein the bending portions are each arrangedbetween the base body and the contact areas. A contact area ispreferably a surface region which is configured for SMT surface mounting(e.g. by means of a “reflow” process). In particular, the contact areascan be configured as SMT soldered connections.

The bending portions are configured to facilitate a tilting of the basebody with respect to the spatial orientation of the contact areas. Thebending portions preferably comprise continuous notches runningtransversely to the bending direction, which reduce the thickness of theconnectors locally and therefore restrict the deliberate bending of theconnectors to particular portions as “nominal bending points”. Thecontact areas can preferably be mounted in a planar manner and spatiallyfixed on a suitable support (e.g. a circuit carrier) by means of a SMTprocess, while the bending portions are freely movable (i.e. not fixedon said support) and thus the base body connected therewith can also bevaried in its alignment by bending with respect to the support. Thebending portions are preferably at least configured (e.g. in terms ofthickness, material and/or form) such that a set bending angle is stablymaintained, both in terms of time and as regards its spatialorientation.

The base body preferably comprises a square cross-section. This isparticularly preferably a cross-section, the sectional plane of whichlies parallel to the surface of the light-emitting region. Inparticular, the base body may be substantially square or cuboid.

Four periodically arranged stepped fixing regions preferably configurean octagonal border of the light-emitting region with an outer edge ofthe base body. In this case, periodically means that the distances ofthe stepped fixing regions from each other are equally large. Auniformly octagonal border of the light-emitting region is particularlypreferred.

A supporting frame according to the invention for a component includes aplinth region which is configured to align the supporting frame on asurface; a support region which is configured to receive the componentin the supporting frame; and at least two fixing elements which areconfigured to fix the component above the support region; wherein thebase area of the plinth region and the base area of the support regionenclose an acute angle, and the plinth region comprises an outwardlyopen recess.

The plinth region is preferably a support or installation region. Thissupport or installation region can in particular have a planarconfiguration. The plinth region can also comprise a correspondingcurvature for installation on curved (i.e. spherical) surfaces. Theplinth region is particularly preferably configured such that the plinthregion makes it possible to install the supporting frame on a surface sothat there is no wobble or play. The plinth region is preferablyconfigured from three or four individual base elements (“legs”).

The support region is a part of the supporting frame which, due to itsshape, makes it possible to receive a component in the supporting frameso that there is no wobble or play. To this end, the support region ispreferably adapted to the shape of the part of the surface of thecomponent which is in contact with the support region. The supportregion preferably has a planar configuration.

The component is particularly preferably an LED component according tothe invention.

A supporting frame according to the invention includes at least twofixing elements which are configured to fix the component above thesupport region. A fixing element can preferably be a region of thesupporting frame which is configured as a retaining element (e.g.including a subassembly opening or a supporting facility). Inparticular, fixing elements can be clamping elements which areconfigured to fix the component above the support region by means ofclamps. The clamping elements can be flexibly supported. The clampingelements are preferably self-retaining pressure clamps. This denotesclamping elements which by means of their shape cause the clampingmechanism to open automatically when pressure is applied and which, uponreaching a certain opening position (in the case of a correspondingmating piece), spring back elastically into a clamping position andthereby clamp the element thus pressed-in (also called a snap clip).

The base area of the plinth region and the base area of the supportregion preferably enclose an acute angle. In this case, the term“enclose” means that the acute angle faces the support element. The term“acute angle” denotes angles between 0° and 90°. The angle is preferablygreater than 10°, more preferably greater than 20° and even morepreferably greater than 30°. Equally preferably, the angle is smallerthan 80°, more preferably smaller than 70° and even more preferablysmaller than 60°.

The outwardly open recess in the plinth region is a free volume insidethe area of the plinth of the supporting frame. The recess can, forexample, constitute a free space inside an otherwise solid plinthregion. In this case, “outwardly open recess” means a recess arranged inthe surface of the plinth region (and not, for instance, a cavityenclosed in the plinth region), wherein the recess in the plinth regionis directly accessible from outside the bearing element. If the plinthregion is configured by individual base elements, the recess can bedefined by a free space located between the individual base elements.

The fixing elements preferably comprise lateral chamfers which encompassthe support region of the supporting frame above the support region atleast in sections. In this case, “encompass” means that the individualchamfers each configure a flat element, wherein the individual flatelements are each located perpendicularly on the base area of thesupport region and are arranged in such a way that all of the flatelements together (at least 3) define an enclosed volume region whichencloses the base area of the support region at least proportionally.

A light-emitting system according to the invention includes an LEDcomponent according to the invention; a supporting frame according tothe invention; and a circuit carrier; wherein the base body of the LEDcomponent rests on the support region of the supporting frame, the basebody of the LED component is fixed above the support region in theregion of the fixing regions by the fixing elements of the supportingframe, the connectors of the LED component are arranged at least insections inside the recess in the plinth region of the supporting frame,and the LED component and the supporting frame are arranged on thecircuit carrier.

A light-emitting system according to the invention thus constitutes anarrangement consisting of an LED component according to the invention ina supporting frame according to the invention on a corresponding circuitcarrier. The circuit carrier is preferably a support body (printedcircuit board) having an electrical circuit arrangement arrangedthereon. The base body of the LED component rests (at least in sections)on the support region of the supporting frame.

The base body of the LED component is fixed above the support region inthe region of the fixing regions by the fixing elements of thesupporting frame, i.e. the fixing elements of the supporting frameinteract with the fixing regions of the base body such that the LEDcomponent is supported in a fixed position inside the supporting frame.

Furthermore, the connectors of the LED component are arranged at leastin sections inside the recess in the plinth region of the supportingframe. In particular, it is preferred that the portions of theconnectors arranged inside the plinth region of the supporting frame donot protrude from the plinth region and are completely arranged insidethe plinth region. The portions of the connectors of the LED component,which are arranged inside the recess in the plinth region of thesupporting frame, are preferably the portions which include the contactareas of the connectors. The contact areas of the connectors areparticularly preferably arranged inside the plinth region of thesupporting frame. The contact areas of the connectors are preferablyaccessible through the recess in the plinth region of the supportingframe from below the plinth region.

The circuit carrier preferably comprises a plurality of LED componentsand supporting frames, wherein the LED components are arranged on thecircuit carrier in different 3D positions with differing orientationsand wherein the base area of the plinth region and the base area of thesupport region of the individual supporting frames enclose differentangles.

In this case, “different 3D positions of the LED components” means thatthe individual LED components can be arranged at different positionsboth by means of their distance from one another (2D) as well as theirheight (1D) above a particular reference surface (e.g. surface of acircuit carrier). The height of the LED components can preferably bevaried by means of a variation in the height of the support elements.The direction of the light emitted from the light-emitting region of asingle LED component (i.e. the main beam direction of the LED component)is designated the “orientation”. In particular, a different orientationof an LED component can be achieved by rotating the LED component on thesurface of the circuit carrier.

The base area of the plinth region and the base area of the supportregion of the individual supporting frames preferably enclose differentangles. As a result, the angle of the light emitted by thelight-emitting region of an individual LED component can be varied withrespect to the surface of a circuit carrier, in particular in the caseof LED components arranged in the supporting frame.

The circuit carrier preferably has a planar configuration. In analternative preferred embodiment, the circuit carrier can comprise acurvature. A curved circuit carrier can be a free-form element which israndomly curved in multiple directions. A circuit carrier isparticularly preferably a rigid (i.e. mechanically stable) supportingbody (e.g. a printed circuit board having a firmly defined form).

The idea of the present invention is that it is possible to adjust thebeam direction of the light emitter, in particular inside a lightingsystem without elaborate constructive measures and complex assemblyprocesses of printed circuit boards inside a lamp. A system according tothe invention can be provided by using an LED component according to theinvention in combination with a supporting frame according to theinvention in a standard SMT assembly process. The combination of an LEDcomponent according to the invention and a supporting frame according tothe invention is also designated a VAM LED (“variable angle mountedlight-emitting diode”).

VAM LEDs can be positioned directly on a circuit carrier, for example acircuit board, printed circuit card or a printed circuit board (PCB),and can be soldered in a “reflow” oven. Various beam directions can beachieved on a single planar carrier by means of VAM LEDs. An otherwisestandard combination of multiple PCBs and the associated placement andassembly are no longer necessary. The same principle also applies in theevent of an alternative use of a flex PCB on a three-dimensional holder.If multiple LEDs are wired up different beam directions can thereforealready be achieved at component level (i.e. during a “preassembly”process) rather than, as is standard, during a mounting or installationprocess. In this case, VAM LEDs can be soldered in a conventional SMT“reflow” process, without additional assembly and installation steps.

In the case of VAM LEDs, LED components according to the invention andsupporting frames according to the invention, which can be realized withdifferent angles between the base area of the plinth region and the basearea of the support region, are joined together according to a modularconcept. This makes it possible to vary the beam direction. A supportingframe according to the invention therefore preferably has purelymechanical functionality. To this end, an LED component according to theinvention is preferably directly electrically conductively contactedwith the circuit during soldering on a printed circuit board (i.e. thecircuit carrier) by means of their contact areas. Thermal and electricalcoupling of the VAM LEDs is therefore exclusively achieved by means ofthe LED component according to the invention. The light emitter isbrought into a mechanically fixed position as a result of thecombination of an LED component and a supporting frame, and is thereforeclearly fixed in terms of position and beam direction. In the case of alight-emitting system according to the invention, the beam direction ofthe individual elements can therefore be adapted in virtually any waydesired.

A supporting frame according to the invention preferably consists of anelectrically non-conductive material. Preferred materials are POM, PETand PTFE. A supporting frame according to the invention does not need tobe exclusively used as a functional element, rather it can also be usedas a design element (so-called “visible” design) by selecting virtuallyany material for the supporting frame. A supporting frame according tothe invention preferably consists of a heat-resistant material.Materials with a permissible working temperature of up to 190° C.,preferably up to 270° C., and even more preferably up to 350° C. areparticularly preferred.

A supporting frame according to the invention preferably forms a rigidbase body, i.e. it substantially has a mechanically stable outer shape.In particular, a supporting frame according to the invention ispreferably resistant to torsion, not sensitive to pressure andtemperature stable (temperatures with respect to general solderingprocesses). In particular, this provides a fixed installation (i.e.fixing) of an LED component according to the invention inside thesupporting frame according to the invention, as well as a stableorientation of the supporting frame according to the invention on acircuit carrier (or another support surface).

Another aspect of the present invention includes a method forconstructing a light-emitting arrangement, wherein the method comprisesthe following steps: providing an LED component according to theinvention and a supporting frame according to the invention; fixing theLED component into the supporting frame, wherein the base body of theLED component is fixed above the support region of the supporting frameat the fixing regions by fixing elements of the supporting frame; andbending the connectors of the LED component, wherein the connectors are(preferably completely) arranged in the recess of the plinth region ofthe supporting frame.

The method indicated can preferably include the following steps:providing a circuit carrier; aligning the connectors of the LEDcomponent fixed in the supporting frame on the circuit carrier, whereinthe support region of the supporting frame rests on the circuit carrier;and connecting the connectors of the LED component clamped in thesupporting frame on the circuit carrier by means of a SMT process.

In the case of the indicated method, a plurality of LED components fixedin supporting frames are preferably fixed on the circuit carrier atdifferent 3D positions with different orientations, wherein the basearea of the plinth region and the base area of the support region of theindividual supporting frames enclose different angles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be explained hereinafter in embodiment examples withreference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of an LED componentaccording to the invention,

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a supportingframe according to the invention,

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of an exemplary combination of an LEDcomponent according to the invention and a supporting frame according tothe invention,

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a second embodiment of a supportingframe according to the invention,

FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a light-emitting systemaccording to the invention, and

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of another exemplary combination of an LEDcomponent according to the invention and a supporting frame according tothe invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of an LED component 100according to the invention. The LED component 100 includes a base body110 having a light-emitting region 120, a first connector 130, and asecond connector 140, wherein the connectors 130, 140 are electricallyconductively connected to the light-emitting region 120, wherein thebase body 110 comprises four fixing regions 112, and the connectors 130,140 each comprise a bending portion 134, 144 (each consisting of twosegments) and a contact area 132, 142 which is configured for surfacemounting, wherein the bending portions 134, 144 are each arrangedbetween the base body 110 and the contact areas 132, 142.

The base body 110 comprises a square cross-section. The fixing regions112 are configured in a stepped form by recesses in the surface of thebase body 110. In particular, four periodically arranged stepped fixingregions 112 configure an octagonal border of the light-emitting region120 with the outer edge of the base body 110. A uniformly octagonalborder of the light-emitting region 120 is shown, in which the length ofthe maximum extent of the stepped fixing regions 112 corresponds to thelength of the adjoining border areas of the base body 110 in each case.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a supportingframe 200 according to the invention. The supporting frame 200 isconfigured in particular to receive an LED component 100 according tothe invention in accordance with the embodiment described in FIG. 1 andincludes a plinth region 210 which is configured to align the supportingframe 200 on a surface; a support region 220 which is configured toreceive a component in the supporting frame 200; and four fixingelements 230 which are configured to fix the component above the supportregion 220 in the region of the fixing regions 112 of the base body 110,wherein the base area of the plinth region 210 and the base area of thesupport region 220 enclose an acute angle, and the plinth region 210comprises an outwardly open recess 212.

The fixing elements 230 are configured as clamping elements in the formof self-retaining pressure clampings. The fixing elements 230 compriselateral chamfers 232 which include the support region 220 of thesupporting frame 200 above the support region 220 at least in sections.The chamfers 232 hereby form the mating part of an octagonal border ofthe light-emitting region 120 of an LED component 100 according to theinvention in accordance with the embodiment described in FIG. 1 withfour periodically arranged stepped fixing regions 112. The chamfers 232can constitute a guide and alignment aid when inserting such a LEDcomponent 100 according to the invention into the holding frame 200shown, wherein preferential directions can in particular be defined forthe engagement of the clamping elements.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of an exemplary combination of an LEDcomponent 100 according to the invention and a supporting frame 200according to the invention. In particular, a combination of an LEDcomponent 100 according to the invention in accordance with theembodiment according to FIG. 1 and a supporting frame 200 according tothe invention in accordance with the embodiment according to FIG. 2 isshown. The individual components correspond to the representations shownin the corresponding figures, the reference numerals and the assignmentthereof therefore apply accordingly. In addition, it can be inferredfrom FIG. 3 how the octagonal border of the light-emitting region 120 ofthe LED component 100 having the fixing elements 230 and the lateralchamfers 232 thereof interact with each other. The bending portions 134,144 of the LED component make it possible to bend the respectiveconnectors 130, 140, so that the corresponding contact areas 132, 142can in particular be arranged completely inside the outwardly openrecess 212 in the plinth region 210 of the supporting frame.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a second embodiment of a supportingframe 200 according to the invention. The representation showncorresponds to the greatest possible extent to the representation shownin FIG. 2, the reference numerals and the assignment thereof applyaccordingly. In contrast to FIG. 2, the supporting frame shown comprisesa modified shape. It can be seen in the lateral view shown that the basearea of the plinth region 210 and the base area of the support region220 enclose an acute angle (approx. 30° in the representation).

The size of the base area of the plinth region 210 of the supportingframe 200 in a preferred embodiment is approx. 3.8×3.8 mm; the height isapprox. 3 mm. The size of the base area of the plinth region 210 of thesupporting frame 200 is preferably less than 10 mm×10 mm, morepreferably less than 5 mm×5 mm. The height is preferably less than 10mm, preferably less than 5 mm.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a light-emitting systemaccording to the invention. The system according to the inventionincludes an LED component 100 according to the invention; a supportingframe 200; and a circuit carrier 300; wherein the base body 110 of theLED component 100 rests on the support region 220 of the supportingframe 200, the base body 110 of the LED component 100 is fixed above thesupport region 220 in the region of the fixing regions 112 by the fixingelements 230 of the supporting frame 200, the connectors 130, 140 of theLED component 100 are arranged at least in sections inside the recess212 in the plinth region 210 of the supporting frame 200, and the LEDcomponent 100 and supporting frame 200 are arranged on the circuitcarrier 300.

In addition, the light-emitting system on the circuit carrier 300, whichis shown in FIG. 5, comprises a plurality of LED components 100 andsupporting frames 200, wherein the LED components 100 are arranged onthe circuit carrier 300 at different 3D positions with differingalignments, wherein the base area of the plinth region 210 and the basearea of the support region 220 of the individual supporting frames 200enclose different angles α.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of another exemplary combination of an LEDcomponent 100 according to the invention and a supporting frame 200according to the invention. The representation shown corresponds to thegreatest possible extent to the representation shown in FIG. 3, thereference numerals and the assignment thereof apply accordingly.However, in contrast to FIG. 3, the supporting frame 200 shown comprisesan alternative shape. In particular, the supporting frame 200 showncomprises two differently configured fixing elements 230, 230′. Thefirst fixing element 230 is a pressure clamping configured in stripform, wherein the pressure clamping clamps and therefore fixes an LEDcomponent 100 according to the invention at its upper edge in thesupporting frame 200. The second fixing element 230′ is, on the otherhand, configured as a rigid mounting, into which a fixing region 112 ofthe LED component 100 can be inserted. In this case, clamping can takeplace, but in this example it is not a pressure clamping.

The LED component 100 represented shows an octagonal border of thelight-emitting region 120 (drawn in only as a position mark). Insidethis border, the LED component 100 preferably comprises an emissionregion configured as a reflector. The emission region can, as shown, inparticular configure a concave form with respect to the correspondingsurface area of the LED component 100. The emission region is preferablymirrored and configured such that radiation emitted in a divergentmanner by the light-emitting region 120 is concentrated into a commonbeam direction. The light-emitting region 120 is not explicitly shown inFIG. 6. Rather, an open reception region for installing a LED chipconfiguring the light-emitting region 120 is drawn in at this positionin order to explain the internal structure 120. The two connectors 130,140 of the LED component 100 are electrically conductively guided up tothe reception region, so that direct electrical contacting of the LEDchip and therefore of the light-emitting region 120 is made possible.The light-emitting region 120 is preferably located in the center of theemission region or centrally inside the octagonal border of thelight-emitting region 120. The LED chip of a LED component 100 accordingto the invention is preferably interchangeable.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

100 LED component

110 Base body

112 Fixing regions

120 Light-emitting region

130 First connector

132 Contact area (first connector)

134 Bending portion (first connector)

140 Second connector

142 Contact area (second connector)

144 Bending portion (second connector)

200 Supporting frame

210 Plinth region

212 Recess

220 Support region

230, 230′ Fixing elements

232 Lateral chamfers

300 Circuit carrier

α Angle

What is claimed is:
 1. A light-emitting diode (LED) component,comprising: a base body having a light-emitting region and comprising atleast two fixing regions; a first connector comprising a bending portionand a contact area configured for surface mounting, wherein the bendingportion of the first connector is arranged between the base body and thecontact area of the first connector; and a second connector comprising abending portion and a contact area configured for surface mounting,wherein the bending portion of the second connector is arranged betweenthe base body and the contact area of the second connector, wherein thefirst connector and the second connector are electrically conductivelyconnected to the light-emitting region.
 2. The LED component accordingto claim 1, wherein the base body comprises a square cross-section. 3.The LED component according to claim 2, wherein the at least two fixingregions are configured in steps by recesses in the surface of the basebody.
 4. The LED component according to claim 2, wherein the bendingportions comprise continuous notches running transversely to the bendingdirection, which reduce the thickness of the connectors locally.
 5. TheLED component according to claim 2, wherein the connectors areconfigured as strip-type wires.
 6. The LED component according to claim2, wherein the contact area is configured as SMT soldered connections.7. The LED component according to claim 2, wherein a sectional plane ofthe square cross-section lies parallel to the surface of thelight-emitting region.
 8. The LED component according to claim 1,wherein the at least two fixing regions are configured in steps byrecesses in the surface of the base body.
 9. The LED component accordingto claim 8, wherein four periodically arranged stepped fixing regionsform an octagonal border of the light-emitting region with an outer edgeof the base body.
 10. The LED component according to claim 9, whereinthe octagonal border is configured as a uniformly octagonal border. 11.The LED component according to claim 1, wherein the bending portionscomprise continuous notches running transversely to the bendingdirection, which reduce the thickness of the connectors locally.
 12. TheLED component according to claim 1, wherein the connectors areconfigured as strip-type wires.
 13. The LED component according to claim1, wherein the contact area is configured as SMT soldered connections.